Posted by Peter H on June 05, 2004 at 23:27:35 from 213.122.192.16 user Peter_H.
In Reply to: Re: Terror of the Seas polite and well behaved? posted by John Nichols on June 05, 2004 at 22:49:23:
No, John, the burglary wasn't stealing. The chemicals etc belonged to Jim Turner who had authorised Timothy to make use of them. This authorisation also covered Dick. Therefore Dick was authorised to take the materials from Beckfoot for the purposes of the assays. Had Dick gone off and sold them and kept the proceeds, then that would be theft. Had Dick damaged the window climbing in, then he might technically have committed a crime of wilful damage to property, but he didn't. To say in these circumstances that Dick was stealing is nonsense, whether you take a 'clinical' view or not.